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Mustapha Belkhodja

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Mustapha Belkhodja
Country (sports) Tunisia
Born (1938-04-16) 16 April 1938 (age 86)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1961, 1963)
Wimbledon3R (1961)
US Open2R (1962)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1965 Brazzaville Singles

Mustapha Belkhodja (born 16 April 1938) is a Tunisian former tennis player.

Belkhodja was the boys' singles champion at the 1956 French Championships and had to beat Rod Laver to win the title.[1] In 1961 he reached the men's singles third round of the Wimbledon Championships, defeating two British players en route.[2] He registered career wins over Clark Graebner (in 1962) and John Newcombe (in 1963).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Le sport en France". Le Courrier Australien. 12 October 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Mustapha Belkhodja a atteint le 3ème tour !". Le Temps (in French). 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Mulligan and Fletcher Win". The Age. 18 May 1963.
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